MacBook HD to iBookG4 Swap Possible?

ballerin · ballerin #1 (**permalink**)

12-29-2011, 05:15 PM

My MacBook Screen is dying. I have my ibookG4 with a dead harddrive. Can I put my macbook hd in the ibookg4?

macaddict4life · macaddict4life #2 (**permalink**)

12-29-2011, 05:45 PM

I'm afraid that's not possible. At least in terms of a hard drive swap. The iBook uses an IDE hard drive while the MacBook uses a newer Sata interface hard drive. They are not compatible. Depending on your OS, you might be able to put your MacBook hard drive in an external enclosure and use it on the iBook that way. That's if you're using Leopard or a Tiger.

ballerin · ballerin #3 (**permalink**)

12-29-2011, 05:52 PM

Bummer! But thanks for the info! Back to the drawing board....

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Member Since: Dec 29, 2011 Posts: 2	12-29-2011, 05:15 PM My MacBook Screen is dying. I have my ibookG4 with a dead harddrive. Can I put my macbook hd in the ibookg4?
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Member Since: Dec 29, 2011 Posts: 5	12-29-2011, 05:45 PM I'm afraid that's not possible. At least in terms of a hard drive swap. The iBook uses an IDE hard drive while the MacBook uses a newer Sata interface hard drive. They are not compatible. Depending on your OS, you might be able to put your MacBook hard drive in an external enclosure and use it on the iBook that way. That's if you're using Leopard or a Tiger.
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